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#1 of 124 Safety: Volvo XC70 vs. Volvo XC90 by j421

Mar 14, 2006 (4:42 pm)

I'm currently considering a new vehicle purchase, and am looking at the Volvo XC70 and XC90. My primary criteria is safety (vehicle reliability, etc., is also important). Any thoughts on the safety differences between the XC90 and the XC70? I realize the XC90 is a larger vehicle, making it 'safer.'
(I'm also considering the Honda CRV).
 
Thanks

#2 of 124 Re: Safety: Volvo XC70 vs. Volvo XC90 [j421] by volvomax

Mar 16, 2006 (9:59 am)

Replying to: j421 (Mar 14, 2006 4:42 pm)
A Volvo or a CRV?
That is like choosing between a safe and a beer can.
 
Both Volvo's are strong, the XC90 is built alot stronger though.
It makes extensive use of Boron steel in the roll cage area(B pillar and roll bar. It is also almost 1,000 lbs heavier than the XC70.
Both vehicles have a full complement of airbags, as well as the anti whiplash seats and 3 roll bars in the roof.
Since the XC70's center of gravity is lower, it doesn't need to XC90's Roll Stability Control which helps to prevent vehicle rollovers. XC70 also gets a little better gas mileage. XC90 has more space for passengers and cargo.

#3 of 124 Re: Safety: Volvo XC70 vs. Volvo XC90 [volvomax] by thegraduate

Mar 17, 2006 (8:09 pm)

Replying to: volvomax (Mar 16, 2006 9:59 am)
A Volvo or a CRV?
That is like choosing between a safe and a beer can.
 
I think that's a stretch...Perhaps a Tin Can and an Aluminum can.

#4 of 124 xc70 v xc90 by magold

May 17, 2006 (5:54 pm)

My lease is expiring on the 2004 xc70 and I was thinking about moving up to the XC90. How does the cargo space compare with the 3rd row folded down?

#5 of 124 Re: Safety: Volvo XC70 vs. Volvo XC90 [thegraduate] by volvomax

May 18, 2006 (10:44 am)

Replying to: thegraduate (Mar 17, 2006 8:09 pm)
XC90 can withstand roof crush forces up to 78,000 lbs.
What can a CRV take?

#6 of 124 Re: Safety: Volvo XC70 vs. Volvo XC90 [volvomax] by stevedebi

May 19, 2006 (2:05 pm)

Replying to: volvomax (May 18, 2006 10:44 am)
The CR-V can turn in a 34 foot radius, to avoid being crushed.
 
Actually, I'm kind of surprised to see the two mentioned in the same sentence. They are completely different price class vehicles.
 
BTW, I now drive a Ford Freestyle, based on the C70/90 platform. I don't know the roof crush statistics, though.

#7 of 124 Re: Safety: Volvos by orbit9090

May 22, 2006 (11:28 am)

"Good luck" with either Volvo. My sisters two-year-old Volvo got broad-sided but the car's side airbags didn't deploy, leaving my sister with a concussion and unable to work for many months. Perhaps electronics just aren't the Swede's forte.
 
Regarding CR-V safety: The 2007 Honda CR-V will incorporate Honda's Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) safety structure, enhancing occupant protection and making it more crash compatible with vehicles of different sizes.
 

 
New Odyssey and Civic owners already benefit from ACE, not to mention the Japanese electronics that may prove to be far safer than Volvo's.
 
http://corporate.honda.com/safety
 

#8 of 124 Re: Safety: Volvos [orbit9090] by stevedebi

May 22, 2006 (1:35 pm)

Replying to: orbit9090 (May 22, 2006 11:28 am)
""Good luck" with either Volvo. My sisters two-year-old Volvo got broad-sided but the car's side airbags didn't deploy, leaving my sister with a concussion and unable to work for many months. Perhaps electronics just aren't the Swede's forte."
 
Sorry to hear of your relative's accident.
 
It is rather more likely that the computers decided that the particular side crash would not benefit from airbag deployment.

#9 of 124 Re: Safety: Volvos [orbit9090] by stevedebi

May 22, 2006 (1:39 pm)

Replying to: orbit9090 (May 22, 2006 11:28 am)
""Good luck" with either Volvo. My sisters two-year-old Volvo got broad-sided but the car's side airbags didn't deploy, leaving my sister with a concussion and unable to work for many months. Perhaps electronics just aren't the Swede's forte."
 
Sorry to hear of your relative's accident.
 
It is rather more likely that the computers decided that the particular side crash would not benefit from airbag deployment.
 
The ACE is similar to several other manufacturors, including Volvo. They build the vehicles to collapse on impact, absorbing energy into the body structure instead of the occupant bodies. From the description of the XC70:
 
"The front and rear crumple zones help to dissipate and distribute incoming collision forces to help reduce the physical strain on the car's occupants. The vehicle's structure keeps the passenger compartment intact, including the roof pillars and transverse roof profiles, since they absorb a great deal of the forces if the vehicle starts to roll. They form an interactive web of steel profiles, of which the most crucial parts are made of high-strength boron steel. In a side collision, the side-impact protection system helps distribute the crash forces across a large part of the car's body so as to help protection system helps distribute the crash forces across a large part of the car's body so as to help minimize the strain on the occupants."

#10 of 124 Re: Safety: Volvos [orbit9090] by volvomax

May 23, 2006 (9:41 am)

Replying to: orbit9090 (May 22, 2006 11:28 am)
XC90 had a similar system back in 03.
 
Japanese are never first w/ safety innovations.

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